diff --git a/etc/netstart b/etc/netstart
index 718aa16f3caf..678f11d5de61 100755
--- a/etc/netstart
+++ b/etc/netstart
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id: netstart,v 1.8.2.1 1994/04/18 06:37:29 rgrimes Exp $
+#	$Id: netstart,v 1.9 1994/04/18 06:44:43 rgrimes Exp $
 #	From: @(#)netstart	5.9 (Berkeley) 3/30/91
 
 routedflags=-q
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ hostname=`cat /etc/myname`
 hostname $hostname
 
 if [ -e /etc/hostname.ed0 ]; then
-	ifconfig `cat /etc/hostname.ed0`
+	ifconfig ed0 `cat /etc/hostname.ed0`
 fi
 if [ -e /etc/hostname.ie0 ]; then
-	ifconfig `cat /etc/hostname.ie0`
+	ifconfig ie0 `cat /etc/hostname.ie0`
 fi
 if [ -e /etc/hostname.is0 ]; then
-	ifconfig `cat /etc/hostname.is0`
+	ifconfig is0 `cat /etc/hostname.is0`
 fi
 
 # set the address for the loopback interface